When James Monroe Galey was born about 1818, in Weakley, Tennessee, United States, his father, James Burman Galey, was 28 and his mother, Mary A Finfrock, was 18. He married Frances Elizabeth Wyche Drewry on 10 July 1839. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 17 December 1867, in Weakley, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 50.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
English: variant of Galley .
Americanized form of Polish Galej: nickname meaning ‘hasten, hurry’, ultimately from Old Slavic galiti ‘to shout’.
French: variant of Gallet 1. Compare Galley .
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